young people

“Barely 2% to 3% of school-age Hispanic Catholic children are enrolled in Catholic schools. Few dioceses and parishes have strong ministerial programs serving this important population.”

Over six weeks, the book will help young people to follow weekly themes as a “map to Jesus.” It contains a guide for pastoral leaders with activities for youth and young adult groups as well as opportunities for reflection and prayer for each young person.

Related to the Synod of Bishops’ goal of promoting a church where people listen to one another and work together to share the Gospel and care for the poor, a Vatican dicastery is asking: How do clergy and laity walk and work side by side?

In what is called the Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace Feb. 3-5, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan’s capital, Juba.

In the spotlight: National Youth Advisory Council, eucharistic procession, Vatican II anniversary, Brazilian procession

In focus: World Food Day, letter to young people, Parkland school shooting sentence, legalizing marijuana use in Missouri

Continuing to talk about the “grave danger” humanity is facing because of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons, Pope Francis urged a group of young people from Belgium to be peacemakers.

Young people in the United States are looking for a sense of community and a safe space in the church to express themselves freely, two representatives of Catholic youth told Pope Francis.